USAID/MARKETS II Conducted Farmers Wet-Field Day in Ondo State

Farmers wet-field demonstration day was conducted by TASK in Ondo state on 23^rd Aug. 2016 in Owo and Ondo, and on 26^th in Okitipupa and Igbekebo. The attendance was very impressive and the Southern Regional Officer of MARKETS II, Kayode Faleti, Aquaculture Specialist Saeed Lawal were in attendance at the programme. Farmers across the state had the opportunity of seeing a practical demonstration of the pre-in-season training of trainers course outline at the selected farms. It gave the farmers avenues to interact with one another and ask questions from each other on any issue bothering on their farming activities. The farmers were divided into four sections, and a group leader was selected among themselves to anchored each of the section, and they moved round the four sections discussing each points tagged at each section. At the end, they converged for question and answer sections, comments, observations etc. noticed on the farm.

Fasakin James is a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at The Ark Shore Konsults (T.A.S.K.). He holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.